Eccentric Night Owl

Quote from Blood Read

"An ambiguously coded figure, a source of both erotic anxiety and corrupt desire, the literary vampire is one of the most powerful archetypes bequeathed to us from the imagination of the nineteenth century."~ page 2 introduction to Blood Read: The Vampire as Metaphor in Contemporary Culture

Intellectual Vampire Quote

"If the vampire is an other, he or she was always a figure in whom one could find one's self...the despicable as well as the defiant, the shameful as well as the unashamed, the loathing of oddness as well as pride in it."~ Richard Dyer

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

I don’t know about you, but I have always
read books to get away from reality. Let’s face it--reality sometimes sucks!!
What better way to get away than to immerse oneself in someone else’s head? Their
life, their adventures, their romances are all a welcome change from the
everyday drudgery, and sometimes you learn a little something about yourself
along the way, which is always a cool bonus.

There’s a reason why fantasy and paranormal YA
novels are hot right now--they’re a total change from the norm! The world can
be the same, or completely different; a post-apocalyptic nightmare, a flawed
utopian society, a magical fantasy land or an alien dreamscape. With
paranormal, the different and uncanny becomes, if not commonplace, then at
least feasible! Life suddenly brims with magic and romance and wonder,
everything felt in extremes through the characters’ eyes--you can be anything at any moment, and you can meet anyone while you’re at it.

I mean, why settle for the boring, average
guys in your school when you could have the sexy new transfer student who just
happens to have fangs, feathers or claws? You say he has a brother?! Excellent.

The romantic heroes are a huge draw of YA
for a lot of people, and no wonder! Romance is always a welcome distraction,
and the love triangle, tale old as time as it may be, refuses to be played off.
Two boys vying for your affections? Yeah, I think you can handle that,
especially since they aren’t quite
like the dudes you grew up with. There’s
something a little different about them--not bad different! Good different, you
think…well, you hope.

The sense of mystery that surrounds these
boys only adds to the intrigue; they’re definitely not the kind of people you
meet every day on the street! They’re suave, protective, instinctive, more than
a little bit dangerous, and they’re waiting to take you on out-of-this-world
adventures. It doesn’t really get much better than that.

Guardian

The first book in the trilogy

Guardian, Thief, Human

By S.B. Rodgers

Paranormal YA

Blurb

It’s been almost a year since Abby Shepard’s once-perfect life crumbled into little more than a nightmare. Dumped, bullied and abused, the seventeen-year-old has all but given up hope. Little does she know that her father died protecting a family secret; a secret that has the forces of good and evil battling to claim the power lurking just beneath her skin.

About the Author:

S.B. Rodgers is a pen name that stands for Sara & Becky Rodgers. Becky argued extensively that in the name of humour, the letters should be listed alphabetically, but lost out to her arch nemesis common sense.

Sara and Becky met at the young ages of twenty-two months and zero days, thrust into each other’s lives by fate and situations beyond either of their control. They are sisters, frenemies and most importantly co-authors. It’s theorised that they were identical twin in a past life…not really but it’d be pretty cool. Their parents taught them that a person’s imagination is a precious gift and stories should be cherished. As a team the siblings bring very different skills to the table, each one’s strength perfectly complimenting the others weakness. They try not to take themselves very seriously and strive to look for the humour in life. Their partnership is one of extreme love and respect for each other, both as family and literary artists.

Sara is the younger of the two. She lives with one cat, five dolls and her potato head man collection in an orange room. Regrettably she is not Spiderman or Batman, but she is a card holding Pokémon master and that’s good enough for now. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She collects graphic novels and manga as well as all things written by the fantastic Neil Gaiman. When she is not reading or writing she is needle felting and posting her work on her popu-lish tumblr account: The Land of Fluff and Needles.

Becky is the classic girly-girl. Her blond hair and pink nails served as the perfect camouflage during school years were teachers undoubtedly took her day dreaming for air-headedness. To the contrary, she spent that time drifting in and out of imaginary worlds filled with fantastical creatures and memorable characters. Today she divides her time between working with animals as a certified pet stylist and typing away at new manuscripts. Among other things she describes herself as a Gleek, sci-fi nerd, smustle expert extraordinaire and above all she just “wants to believe.” She lives with her two German Shepherds-Abby and Odin-and is driven by delusions of grandeur.